trunking Archives - Scanner School

18Nov 2025 by Hazel No Comments

Analog and Digital Trunked Systems

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Once upon a time, we only had analog trunked radio systems. These systems all had analog voice talk groups. These systems included Motorola Type I, Motorola Type IIi, Motorola Type II, EDACS, and LTR systems. (more…)

11Nov 2025 by Hazel No Comments

LCN vs CC Only Trunked Systems

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There are two distinct flavors of trunked radio systems that we need to be aware of when programming our scanners. There are systems that require that every frequency for each site be programmed into their pre-determined channel number, and those that do not. (more…)

25Aug 2022 by Phil No Comments

A Warning About Trunk Systems

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This is a warning about trunk systems. There are issues that can arise when trying to setup your scanner to monitor trunked radio traffic. Today’s podcast contains some hints to help you keep your sanity when programming your scanner for large trunk systems with multiple sites. (more…)

27Apr 2021 by Phil No Comments

Decimal, Binary, Octal, and Hex

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Today we talk about several different numbering schemes. Two of which we find in the scanner radio environment. (more…)

19Jan 2021 by Phil No Comments

2021 Crash Course Part 2 – Trunking

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Do you want to get started with scanning or brush up on basics in the new year? In this episode, Phil goes through a rapid-fire rundown of trunking and trunked systems. This is part 2 of this 2021 crash course. (more…)

20Oct 2020 by Phil No Comments

Discovering and Logging Radio IDs

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Radio IDs are a clues you can use In this episode, Phil welcomes back guest Kenneth Fowler. They discuss how Kenneth logs and verifies the radio IDs he finds, issues you may run into, and developments in the hobby coming soon. (more…)

09Jul 2019 by Phil No Comments